Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
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gptkb:book
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:The_Book_of_Knowledge_of_Ingenious_Mechanical_Devices
Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiya |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Al-Jazari
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| gptkbp:contains |
illustrations
descriptions of 100 mechanical devices |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
Artuqid Sultanate
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:science
gptkb:technology engineering |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
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| gptkbp:influenced |
European Renaissance engineers
later Islamic engineers |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
earlier Greek and Islamic engineers
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
water clocks
automated musical instruments early programmable machines influence on later Islamic and European engineering camshaft mechanisms crankshaft mechanisms use of automaton peacocks use of candle clocks use of castle clock use of combination locks use of elephant clock use of fountains use of programmable robots use of reciprocating piston pumps use of segmental gears use of siphons use of suction pumps use of valves use of water-powered machines use of water-raising machines |
| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Arabic
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
Topkapi Palace Museum Manuscript Library
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| gptkbp:publicationYear |
1206
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| gptkbp:significance |
detailed technical illustrations
documentation of automata and mechanical devices inspiration for later inventors milestone in history of engineering practical instructions for construction systematic classification of machines |
| gptkbp:subject |
mechanical engineering
automata hydraulics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:History_of_Science_and_Technology_in_Islam
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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